Monthly Archives: November 2009
Beijing Slams Europe Emissions Effort (Updated)
The Wall Street Journal reports on China’s tough words in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate change summit:China’s top climate envoy l
China’s HIV Positive Population to Hit 740,000
The HIV positive population in China is likely at 740,000, compared to 700,000 in 2007. From China Daily: The number of HIV positive people in China p
Sex Change Rules Mended
People’s Daily reports on new regulations covering sex change operations:Only those 20 or above with documented psychological reasons will be
Photo: Children in Beijing play with pet rabbits, by Patrik Lockne
Children in Beijing play with pet rabbits, by Patrik Lockne
China Police Officers Jailed for Juvenile Death in Custody
Four police officers from Shaanxi Province have received jail terms ranging from one year to two and a half years for the death of 19-year-old Xu Geng
Timothy Garton Ash: Two Ways for West to Meet China
In the wake of President Obama’s China visit, Timothy Garton Ash puts forward two approaches the West could take to engage China. From the Malay
Disney Gets the Go-ahead for China Theme Park
China’s economic planning agency has given final approval to Disney to open a theme park in Shanghai, BBC reports:The National Development and
Ying Chan: Obama Loses a Round (Updated)
Ying Chan, director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center at The University of Hong Kong, writes an op-ed in the New York Times about the images
China Executes Two for Tainted Milk Scandal
Two people were executed today for their role in milk contamination scandal which killed at least six children last year. From Reuters:A total of 21
Evan Villarrubia: Portrait: Mr. Fu, Our Chinese Paisano
From Portrait of an LBX blog, written by Evan Villarrubia: We met Mr. Fu by pure happenstance in front of a little store outside his family’s colossal
New Caijing, Same Values Promised
Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing, writes an editorial in the latest issue, the first to be released without Hu Shuli at the helm. Wall Street Journal
China’s Battle with Organised Crime
Al Jazeera reports on the crackdown on corruption and organized crime in Chongqing:The area, which is home to some 30 million residents, has been in
Video: Protest in Panyu, Guangdong yesterday, by CoChina
Video: Protest in Panyu, Guangdong yesterday, by CoChina
What I Saw Inside China’s—and the World’s—Most Important Dam
Daniel Gross writes for Slate about his journey inside the Three Gorges Dam:The controversial Three Gorges Dam project, which flooded hundreds of sq
Video: Protest in Panyu, Guangdong earlier today, by BLTFQX
Protest in Panyu, Guangdong earlier today, by BLTFQX
